Stanton, KY
Stanton, KY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Stanton sits at the 56th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,625 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Stanton at the 60th percentile, close to its 56th-percentile risk score.
Where Stanton's buildings actually sit
1,625 buildings are counted in Stanton, and 83.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 16.4% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Stanton against the rest of the country
Within Kentucky, Stanton ranks higher (81st percentile) than it does nationally (56th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Stanton ranks 13,834 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,676 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 104 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 56th national percentile, Stanton rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Stanton's 83.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,625 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Stanton. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Stanton, see the exposure-zones guide.